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Mailee Osten-Tan

Mailee Osten-Tan is a Malaysian-German and British documentary filmmaker and photographer working in South and Southeast Asia. Mailee has been based in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2017. She directs and produces short documentary films as part of Palim Pictures,‍ ‍Human Pictures, and Ruom Collective. Her award-winning independent film Payuun was published by The Guardian Documentaries in 2026.